Spill Your Guts: What You Really Think About MB members

**Frownland** · 12-28-2014, 11:08 PM

He brought his own stamp and we were out.

Josef K · 12-28-2014, 11:18 PM

LiL: Cool person, fun in plug, but holds a sort of pointless grudge against mordwyr for no apparent reason.

Overcast: Has pretty good taste but needs to either listen to music less often or stop pretending he listens to as much add he says. Seriously, his last list of albums he listened to in a day was way more than 24 hours.

Pet_Sounds: Canadian.

WhateverDude: Put up with me playing an absurd 10-minute song in plug, so it's safe to say we're friends.

Overcast · 12-28-2014, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josef K

LiL: Cool person, fun in plug, but holds a sort of pointless grudge against mordwyr for no apparent reason.

Overcast: Has pretty good taste but needs to either listen to music less often or stop pretending he listens to as much add he says. Seriously, his last list of albums he listened to in a day was way more than 24 hours.

Pet_Sounds: Canadian.

WhateverDude: Put up with me playing an absurd 10-minute song in plug, so it's safe to say we're friends.

It was the "albums you lent your ear to today" thread, I assumed that means it didn't have to be full album listens. In that case, no, I only listened to about 10 actual full albums that day. I do listen to music too much but I've been taking it easy the last couple of days now.

Pet_Sounds · 12-29-2014, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josef K

LiL: Cool person, fun in plug, but holds a sort of pointless grudge against mordwyr for no apparent reason.

Overcast: Has pretty good taste but needs to either listen to music less often or stop pretending he listens to as much add he says. Seriously, his last list of albums he listened to in a day was way more than 24 hours.

Pet_Sounds: Canadian.

Eh?

Chula Vista · 12-29-2014, 10:18 PM

I love Trollheart!

Overcast · 12-28-2014, 11:13 PM

When approaching this argument without a bias FD is in the right. The threads intent is to express unfiltered opinions on members. To establish rules that prohibit that would completely defeat the point. I would completely agree with FD's side if it wasn't for being so condescending in mocking people who are more sensitive.

Not everybody has your thick skin, and you're right, they shouldn't be in the thread in the first place if they cannot take it. This thread is obviously not just used for shitting on people at this point, though. Mild banter or even positive remarks are common from what I've seen. It has multiple uses then, yes? Maybe a new thread should be made for the mild banter and occasional positive remarks for sharing member opinions, and this thread can be purely for shitting on people with no remorse (which is apparently cathartic, not my cup of tea though.)

I personally think it's better to be mindful that this thread has strayed from its original intent and to not include members who do not want the more extreme side of the negative opinions you have to offer. Some people are just the way they are and it's better to accept that and respect it then take away a thread that may serve a use to someone who enjoys the aspects other than the original intent. This thread seems more laid back than a cathartic shitting session to me and the laid back aspect serves value in existing just as much as cathartic shitting on people. People who want both or one of the other should use their brains to come to an understanding on what is okay and what is not and proceed from there. If you don't agree with each other on what is okay that's perfectly fine. If you continue to shit on someone who has expressed hurt towards the shitting then you're just being a dickwad.

There's nothing wrong with someone who doesn't take negative criticism well. I don't. Yes, they could not read it, but what's the point in even writing something about somebody if they're not gonna read it anyways? Chances are they will since, as I said, this thread isn't just used for shitting on people. You don't need to censor the thread to a certain overall standard, just avoid involving people in this thread in the way it was intended to be used who don't wish to be involved. 9 times out of 10 (a statistic I pulled out of my ass) someone is gonna see it as an insult more than constructive or lighthearted, and if they do then avoid including this person and move on. That isn't censoring your thread. You made your opinion known and the person didn't like it and you've come to a solution. That is a better solution than mocking people who don't meet your standards for an appropriate reaction to a remark that may be lighthearted to you but overly offensive to them. This thread is asking for drama no matter what unless you meet half way and coexist among both the shitting and the dick-sucking.

That's just my opinion, though.

TL;DR: Shitting.
I also probably repeated myself a bunch but I guess that helps solidify my point within your brain.

DwnWthVwls · 12-28-2014, 11:16 PM

Dear Overcast,

Sometimes being late to the party isn't cool.

Overcast · 12-28-2014, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Dear Overcast,

Sometimes being late to the party isn't cool.

I'm late to every party

Isbjørn · 12-29-2014, 02:37 AM

Hey, Freebase, if you want to use your opportunity to be a dick in this thread and keep a heated argument going for 20 pages, go ahead, but as Pet_Sounds said, I don't see why you couldn't just have taken it in PM. Sorry if this is no longer relevant.

Freebase Dali · 12-29-2014, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Overcast

When approaching this argument without a bias FD is in the right. The threads intent is to express unfiltered opinions on members. To establish rules that prohibit that would completely defeat the point. I would completely agree with FD's side if it wasn't for being so condescending in mocking people who are more sensitive.

Not everybody has your thick skin, and you're right, they shouldn't be in the thread in the first place if they cannot take it. This thread is obviously not just used for shitting on people at this point, though. Mild banter or even positive remarks are common from what I've seen. It has multiple uses then, yes? Maybe a new thread should be made for the mild banter and occasional positive remarks for sharing member opinions, and this thread can be purely for shitting on people with no remorse (which is apparently cathartic, not my cup of tea though.)

I personally think it's better to be mindful that this thread has strayed from its original intent and to not include members who do not want the more extreme side of the negative opinions you have to offer. Some people are just the way they are and it's better to accept that and respect it then take away a thread that may serve a use to someone who enjoys the aspects other than the original intent. This thread seems more laid back than a cathartic shitting session to me and the laid back aspect serves value in existing just as much as cathartic shitting on people. People who want both or one of the other should use their brains to come to an understanding on what is okay and what is not and proceed from there. If you don't agree with each other on what is okay that's perfectly fine. If you continue to shit on someone who has expressed hurt towards the shitting then you're just being a dickwad.

There's nothing wrong with someone who doesn't take negative criticism well. I don't. Yes, they could not read it, but what's the point in even writing something about somebody if they're not gonna read it anyways? Chances are they will since, as I said, this thread isn't just used for shitting on people. You don't need to censor the thread to a certain overall standard, just avoid involving people in this thread in the way it was intended to be used who don't wish to be involved. 9 times out of 10 (a statistic I pulled out of my ass) someone is gonna see it as an insult more than constructive or lighthearted, and if they do then avoid including this person and move on. That isn't censoring your thread. You made your opinion known and the person didn't like it and you've come to a solution. That is a better solution than mocking people who don't meet your standards for an appropriate reaction to a remark that may be lighthearted to you but overly offensive to them. This thread is asking for drama no matter what unless you meet half way and coexist among both the shitting and the dick-sucking.

That's just my opinion, though.

TL;DR: Shitting.
I also probably repeated myself a bunch but I guess that helps solidify my point within your brain.

Best response here. I can see your point and will take it into consideration. It hadn't occurred to me that others may have changed the way they view the thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briks

Hey, Freebase, if you want to use your opportunity to be a dick in this thread and keep a heated argument going for 20 pages, go ahead, but as Pet_Sounds said, I don't see why you couldn't just have taken it in PM. Sorry if this is no longer relevant.

Thanks for your input. I wasn't *trying* to be a dick. I just naturally am. But I will take it down a notch.

12-28-2014, 11:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	He brought his own stamp and we were out. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

12-29-2014, 10:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	I love Trollheart! __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

12-29-2014, 02:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Hey, Freebase, if you want to use your opportunity to be a dick in this thread and keep a heated argument going for 20 pages, go ahead, but as Pet_Sounds said, I don't see why you couldn't just have taken it in PM. Sorry if this is no longer relevant. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

12-28-2014, 11:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Josef K A Jew on a motorbike! Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 800	LiL: Cool person, fun in plug, but holds a sort of pointless grudge against mordwyr for no apparent reason. Overcast: Has pretty good taste but needs to either listen to music less often or stop pretending he listens to as much add he says. Seriously, his last list of albums he listened to in a day was way more than 24 hours. Pet_Sounds: Canadian. WhateverDude: Put up with me playing an absurd 10-minute song in plug, so it's safe to say we're friends.

12-28-2014, 11:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Overcast . Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: . Posts: 1,531	When approaching this argument without a bias FD is in the right. The threads intent is to express unfiltered opinions on members. To establish rules that prohibit that would completely defeat the point. I would completely agree with FD's side if it wasn't for being so condescending in mocking people who are more sensitive. Not everybody has your thick skin, and you're right, they shouldn't be in the thread in the first place if they cannot take it. This thread is obviously not just used for shitting on people at this point, though. Mild banter or even positive remarks are common from what I've seen. It has multiple uses then, yes? Maybe a new thread should be made for the mild banter and occasional positive remarks for sharing member opinions, and this thread can be purely for shitting on people with no remorse (which is apparently cathartic, not my cup of tea though.) I personally think it's better to be mindful that this thread has strayed from its original intent and to not include members who do not want the more extreme side of the negative opinions you have to offer. Some people are just the way they are and it's better to accept that and respect it then take away a thread that may serve a use to someone who enjoys the aspects other than the original intent. This thread seems more laid back than a cathartic shitting session to me and the laid back aspect serves value in existing just as much as cathartic shitting on people. People who want both or one of the other should use their brains to come to an understanding on what is okay and what is not and proceed from there. If you don't agree with each other on what is okay that's perfectly fine. If you continue to shit on someone who has expressed hurt towards the shitting then you're just being a dickwad. There's nothing wrong with someone who doesn't take negative criticism well. I don't. Yes, they could not read it, but what's the point in even writing something about somebody if they're not gonna read it anyways? Chances are they will since, as I said, this thread isn't just used for shitting on people. You don't need to censor the thread to a certain overall standard, just avoid involving people in this thread in the way it was intended to be used who don't wish to be involved. 9 times out of 10 (a statistic I pulled out of my ass) someone is gonna see it as an insult more than constructive or lighthearted, and if they do then avoid including this person and move on. That isn't censoring your thread. You made your opinion known and the person didn't like it and you've come to a solution. That is a better solution than mocking people who don't meet your standards for an appropriate reaction to a remark that may be lighthearted to you but overly offensive to them. This thread is asking for drama no matter what unless you meet half way and coexist among both the shitting and the dick-sucking. That's just my opinion, though. TL;DR: Shitting. I also probably repeated myself a bunch but I guess that helps solidify my point within your brain.